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How does Inflation affect the Buyer-Supplier Relationship.
Vythoulkas, Ioannis (2023) How does Inflation affect the Buyer-Supplier Relationship.
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| Abstract: | Corporate relationships in the B2B markets have been one of the main focuses for corporations during the recent years. Both supplying and buying side are concentrating on building a healthy and a long-term relationship, while buyers are seeking of attaining preferred customer status. After the Covid-19 era, the markets have been hit by high inflationary rates, which raised many financial and operational problems on a global scale. The main objective of this paper is to comprehend and provide an answer concerning the effect that inflation had on the buyer-supplier relationship. A qualitative research has been chosen for this study, and an interview with four firms that all operate in different industries has been conducted. The findings confirmed a small effect on the corporate relationship, concerning the large firms, but a significant effect on the small firm. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 85 business administration, organizational science |
| Programme: | International Business Administration BSc (50952) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/96899 |
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